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A Philadelphia judge has ordered the site of this week's horrific building collapse preserved, so that experts can comb it for evidence. And the city should keep any debris removed from the site available for inspection as well, the judge said. The order comes in response to an emergency plea from lawyers for two injured women who have filed lawsuits over the incident, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. (For more on the women's stories, click here.)

Of course, the rubble might also be necessary should a criminal case be filed. There was evidence yesterday that an investigation was in the works, according to the AP, which reports that the chief of the DA's homicide unit and another veteran homicide prosecutor were spotted at the scene. The suspicion makes sense, given the checkered past of the building's demolition contractor. (Read more Philadelphia stories.)

Why wasn't this done at the WTC site? A little old judge says "don't mess with the site", our government haul everything away to china to be melted down.. Amazing?????????isn't it

jerrymac

Jun 7, 2013 2:23 PM CDT

"The order comes in response to an emergency plea from lawyers for two injured women who have filed lawsuits over the incident," And there you have it; a perfect snapshot of our current society. Barely a day after the collapse and two people have already filed lawsuits. That has to be close to some record, even for us. Of course now that the lawyers are involved, they will have their noses in the cleanup, investigations and perhaps prosecution. There is only one undeniable truth about this collapse: the sharks are circling and there will be quite a few lawyers whose tax bracket will increase. What a mess. (edited spelling error)